Synth, Surf & Post-Punk Party

Jeff & DJ SailorGloom talk dearly departed goths, upcoming surf music fests on both coasts, and new releases from Ladytron, Dry Cleaning, and more! 

After a bit of a hiatus, the podcast returns with an all-new permanent co-host. Please welcome DJ SailorGloom, who was a guest on the previous episode and now joins Jeff Cioletti as a regular voice on the podcast! We get a potential update on the mysterious disappearance of the Cruel World festival (it's not necessarily good news), and we critique the lineup of other events like the return of Darker Waves fest in Orange County, California, and Chicago's Cold Waves. 

In part 2 of our conversation with darkwave/goth/synthpop/synthwave/new wave DJ SailorGloom, we talk influences, what's spinning, and who made up some of the dumb names for certain genres.

On this episode we welcome special guest, DJ SailorGloom, goth/darkwave/new wave/synth wave/ebm/synthpop DJ extraordinaire! 

We conclude our conversation with Cleopatra Records recording artists Chmcl Str8jckt, the outlaw industrial rock band featuring Kevin Snell, Mike Cairoli and John Bechdel. This episode features a few tunes from their new album, IV-Rx. 

I'm pleased to welcome all three members of industrial band Chmcl Str8jckt for the first of a 2-part conversation. I had a blast chatting with Kevin Snell, Mike Cairoli and John Bechdel about their origin story and the making of their latest album IV Rx. 

I offer my suggestions for a perfect Synth & Surf Halloween party playlist. Here's a link to the playlist so you can play along! https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/some-scares-from-synth-surf-saloon/pl.u-11zBBVmIGj2ZP

Some synthy finds from Berlin and some Surfy discoveries in London—Plus: Actors, Leathers & Soft Vein at Fallout in Richmond, Virginia

I recap my Netherlands record store crawl, as well as stateside shows from Nine Inch Nails and Daikaiju. 

Seattle's The Delstroyers tell us how they gravitated toward surf music and get out of their comfort zone with some synth (and synth-adjacent) recommendations. Recorded poolside at the Surf Guitar 101 Festival in Long Beach, California. 

We recap some of the highlights from this year's Surf Guitar 101 festival in Long Beach, California, featuring the Surf Coasters, the Phantom Surfers, the Delstroyers, Fuzziyama Surfers, Greasy Gills, The Apollo Four, Jimmy Dale and many more. There's also a bit of synth at the end of this episode with a bit from Greek darkwave duo Selofan's recent New York City show. 

In the conclusion of our 2-part conversation with Kevin Snell (Chmcl Str8jckt, Von Schnell, Handsome Abominations), we talk '80s icons like Howard Jones, Gary Numan and OMD and discuss why A.I. is an affront to all art forms. We also play a couple of Von Schnell tracks in their entirety: an industrialized cover of the Runaways' "Cherry Bomb" and the original, animal-welfare-themed "They Know Pain." Listen & subscribe! 

Host Jeff Cioletti finally sits down with old friend Kevin Snell of NJ/Texas industrial outfit Chmcl Str8jckt explores his synth-fluences & gives the lowdown on his side projects Von Schnell and Handsome Abominations. 

We conclude our conversation with surf guitarist Bernard Yin of Par Avion. Bernard talks about how he met wife and bandmate Rebecca Ramirez and the time he had an impromptu jam with synthesizer pioneer Robert Moog. We also hear the Par Avion tune, Muscle Beach. 

Surf guitarist Bernard Yin, who leads the Southern California surf band with wife Rebecca Ramirez, joins host Jeff Cioletti for a reverb-a-riffic chat on the definition of surf music, what ingredients make the best surf cover song, and much more. This is part 1 of a 2-part interview. 

Host Jeff Cioletti recaps the 2025 Cruel World Festival in Pasadena, California, featuring New Order, Devo, The Go-Go's, Nation of Language, Clan of Xymox, Midge Ure, OMD, Actors, and others.

We talk about Ministry's synthpoppy Squirrel Years Tour & the early, surfy years of Kenny Loggins's former musical partner.

On this episode we talk proto-punk and post-punk genres, particularly surfpunk and electropunk/synthpunk.

We recap some recent live shows by Kraftwerk, Riki, Donzii and Delores Galore, and we preview some of the top surf rock, synthpop, industrial, EDM, post-punk and dark wave festivals from now through the fall of 2025.

We recap a visit to the Museum of Post-Punk & Industrial Music in Chicago, the brainchild of post-punk/industrial icon Martin Atkins, and we look at a trio of Japanese surf bands performing at this summer's Surf Guitar 101 festival in Long Beach, California.

We continue to visit record stores around the world with classic vinyl record finds from the likes of Yazoo, The Phantom Surfers, The Surfaris, Erasure, Depeche Mode, Visage, Telex and more!

Host Jeff Cioletti discusses some recent trips to London, UK and Ottawa, Canada and the spoils of his record hunting there. Bands include Telex, Soft Cell, The Ventures, The Phantoms, Japanese Television. Alien Sex Fiend, Sextile, the Phantoms, and Yazoo. Fix yourself a gin & tonic, grab a shawarma, and give it a listen!

In this episode we spotlight some of the best surf guitar and synth-based records of 2024 and offer some booze & snack recommendations to wash them down.

Surf guitarist Bernard Yin, who leads the Southern California surf band with wife Rebecca Ramirez, joins host Jeff Cioletti for a reverb-a-riffic chat on the definition of surf music, what ingredients make the best surf cover song, and much more. This is part 1 of a 2-part interview.